Nitric oxide and superoxide contribute to motor neuron apoptosis induced by trophic factor deprivation

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 923-931

  Estévez, Alvaro G ^a,d   Spear, Nathan ^a,d   Manuel, S Machelle ^a,d,h   Radi, Rafael ^e   Henderson, Christopher E ^f   Barbeito, Luis ^e,g   Beckman, Joseph S ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^f AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^g INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

^h TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Motor neuron; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Nitrotyrosine; Peroxynitrite; Superoxide

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; ISO OMPA; NITRIC OXIDE; PEROXYNITRITE; PORPHYRIN; SUPEROXIDE; TYROSINE;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0031890108     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-03-00923.1998     Document Type: Article

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